Category Archives: Olympics

When last we saw Pita Taufatofua, he was oiled-up and shirtless at the Summer Olympics, so the fact that he just made it into the Winter Olympics is kind of a miracle. He’ll be way more covered up than he was when the weather was warmer, and he shirtlessly waved his country’s flag at the Olympic ceremonies. He worked his ass off to make the switch from taekwondo to cross-country skiing, and my hat goes off to anyone willing to step outside of the boxes we want everyone to stay in. Good luck, Pita!

Hubba-hubba, zing-zing, give these guys an Olympic ring! Here is the U.S. Bobsled Team, a.k.a. the new screensaver for Scruff. We will be looking into their individual merits in good time; for now, feast your eyes upon the men as a whole. Double entendres welcomed and intended.

Who says the Winter Olympics are only about figure skating?

The 2018 Winter Olympics in PyeongChang are almost at hand. Allow me to introduce the mascot for this year’s games: Soohorang, based on the White Tiger so rightly revered in Korea.

‘Sooho’, meaning protection in Korean, symbolises the protection offered to the athletes, spectators and other participants of the 2018 Games. ‘Rang’ comes from the middle letter of ‘Ho-rang-i’ the Korean word for ‘tiger’ is also the last letter of ‘Jeong-seon A-ri-rang’, a cherished traditional folk song of Gangwon Province, where the Games will be held.

Set to begin airing February 8, the Winter Olympics will bring back one of the only sports that ever truly interested me: figure skating! I would rather watch a Triple Axel over a triple play any day, and if that makes me stereotypically gay then I say ‘Heeyyyy!’ For some reason, I’ve never focused as much on the Winter Olympics as on the Summer Olympics – perhaps because everyone is so covered up, clothing-wise. I mean, who knows what’s really under all that winter ski paraphernalia. It’s just too bulky to tell. This year, however, we’ll be looking underneath the armor and padding and layers of fleece and doing a few Olympic Spotlights like we did a couple of summers ago.

There are several competitors who look likely to make splashes on the Olympic stage next month. We’ll begin with Gus Kenworthy, who has deigned to disrobe in the ESPN Naked issue, among other places. He had made a lucrative playground of the snow, in and out of his gear.

Another openly-gay athlete, Adam Rippon, was recently named to the Olympic figure skating team. His self-branded sass should provide plenty of on-ice drama, but he’ll have to contend with the king of quads, Nathan Chen, who looks like the USA’s best hope at a figure skating medal. He has some muscular tights to fill, considering that Evan Lysacek was our last champion.

Stay tuned for more Olympic Spotlights and Olympian Hunks of the Day in the coming weeks…

This is the most I’ve ever watched of any Olympic Games, and it all comes to a close tonight. I’m not quite sure what I’ll do with my life until the Winter Games in 2018, but for now we have Rio – and what a wonderful trip it’s been. Things got off to a shiny, sculpted start thanks to the shirtless guy from Tonga.

The record-busting Michael Phelps went out with a gold-medal bang, adding to his compilation of 23 medals, but there were hungry sharks nipping at his heels, including his own country’™s brethren.

Nathan Adrian was one of the break-out stars, thanks to his naked booty and extreme tan lines.

Jimmy Feigen was part of a medal-winning relay team (before he got detained).

Adam Peaty was a British gold-medal dream.

Ryan Lochte continued to entertain and charm vandalize and lie, with his light blue hair and indomitable bulge.

Ning Zetao swam for the Chinese team, all with a winning smile.

Chad Le Clos momentarily took on the role of villain as he shadow-boxed in front of a visibly riled Michael Phelps (don’t poke the bear!) before one of their match-ups.

One more swimmer named Ryan ~ Ryan Held.

A bear was on the loose in the form of Nicolai Ceban.

A sexy pair… and a cute pair.

The US Men’s Gymnastics team faltered a bit compared to previous successful outings, but they were no less hunky for it.

Germany had the perfectly-coiffed Marcel Nguyen.

Running over the hurdles of sexiness was Devon Allen.

A last highlight of this first part: the Zac Efron doppelganger Michael Hixon, resplendent in a Speedo.

More to come…

The gentleman spinning wildly yet completely in control for these photos is Philippe Gagné, who was a Hunk of the Day a while back. Today, he’s a bit of eye-candy for the mid-day lull.